We are about to open a small brewery (1800 sq ft building) and I need some help buying the last fermenter. We previously had a small 2 bbl system and it was recently sold. A while back I purchased 1 x 3.5 bbl Uni Tank and 1 x 3.5 bbl Brite tank with the idea of doing doubles on the 2 bbl system but the plans changed.
Last week I purchased a 7 bbl psychobrew brewhouse, along with 2 x 7 bbl Unis & 1 x 7 bbl brite tank . This brewhouse is really 2 x 3.5 bbl brewhouse. So it really isn't too bad that I already have purchased a new 3.5 bbl Uni and Brite tank. But I am spinning my wheels on this last purchase. I have the opportunity to get a used 3.5 bbl Uni and 3.5 bbl Brite tank from a local brewery at a fair price. Or I could just get another new 7 bbl Uni. The 2 used tanks are going to cost the same amount as 1 new Uni at double the capicity.
7 BBL BrewHouse ( 2 x 3.5 BBL System)
2 x 7 bbl Uni
1 x 3.5 bbl Uni
1 x 7 bbl Brite
1 x 3.5 bbl Brite
Doing the math, the numbers are pointing me towards getting a new 7 bbl Uni. However, I just want to ask for advice from others to make sure I am not missing something. The brewhouse being a psychobrew one really makes the decision a little tougher. In this situation, what would you do?
Option 1: Would you get another 3.5 bbl Uni and 3.5 BBL Brite? This would allow me to brew two different types of beer at once. Kind of nice being a start up and I won't have a consistent line up right from the start. Then I could use one of the 3.5 bbl Brites as a serving tank for our best seller.
Option 2: Would you get a new 7 bbl Uni and add 16% more to the capacity. This would prevent us from brewing two types of beer at once and mean that we would keg more often too by not having a serving tank. But it also means that I can get 16% more of a product available for sell.
What would you do? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Last week I purchased a 7 bbl psychobrew brewhouse, along with 2 x 7 bbl Unis & 1 x 7 bbl brite tank . This brewhouse is really 2 x 3.5 bbl brewhouse. So it really isn't too bad that I already have purchased a new 3.5 bbl Uni and Brite tank. But I am spinning my wheels on this last purchase. I have the opportunity to get a used 3.5 bbl Uni and 3.5 bbl Brite tank from a local brewery at a fair price. Or I could just get another new 7 bbl Uni. The 2 used tanks are going to cost the same amount as 1 new Uni at double the capicity.
7 BBL BrewHouse ( 2 x 3.5 BBL System)
2 x 7 bbl Uni
1 x 3.5 bbl Uni
1 x 7 bbl Brite
1 x 3.5 bbl Brite
Doing the math, the numbers are pointing me towards getting a new 7 bbl Uni. However, I just want to ask for advice from others to make sure I am not missing something. The brewhouse being a psychobrew one really makes the decision a little tougher. In this situation, what would you do?
Option 1: Would you get another 3.5 bbl Uni and 3.5 BBL Brite? This would allow me to brew two different types of beer at once. Kind of nice being a start up and I won't have a consistent line up right from the start. Then I could use one of the 3.5 bbl Brites as a serving tank for our best seller.
Option 2: Would you get a new 7 bbl Uni and add 16% more to the capacity. This would prevent us from brewing two types of beer at once and mean that we would keg more often too by not having a serving tank. But it also means that I can get 16% more of a product available for sell.
What would you do? Thanks in advance for any advice!
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